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addlepated

add·le·pa·ted

uncommon

adjective

1.

stupid and confused; used especially of persons

  • “blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are”
  • “a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow” Isaac Sterne

Origin

From addle + pated.

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